Flat Challenge Day 3

Today's topic: How do I use my flats? 

When we are not doing the Flat Challenge, we use the birdseye GMD flats pad folded in pockets, and the Bamboo terry with a doubler in the origami fold at night under a woolie. During the Flat Challenge and camping or when the washer is out, we like to use the origami fold with the long ends tied in front under a PUL cover. This has better coverage for us than pad folding, and doesn't shift around like pad folding and you don't have to look for pins or snappies to hold you diaper together. I tie a loose square knot with the extra wing fabric, roll the edges under around the legs and snap on the cover.

All Tied Up! GMD large flat with wings tied in a square knot.

Since we have a Houdini who loves to rip off his diaper and streak through the house the knot helps foil his attempts. I have recently fallen in love with the Disana tie nappies too! I pad fold or origami fold a smaller GMD flat and lay in the nappy. I then wrap the ties around twice and tie in the back and he cant undo the bow in back and it is to snug for him to wiggle out of. He can go cover-less in this set up, the pee never makes it to the outer knit and he can't pull it off. Love it!!

All Tied Up! Disana Tie Nappy on my 2 year old.

The other ways we use flats are as kitchen towels. Nothing beats how they can absorb a ton of spilled milk and still wash clean. I just ordered a new set of 12 small flats from GMD because the last 6 have holes and need to go to the rag pile. I've used them as nursing covers, burp cloths, sun shades over the car seat and over the car window (unroll window a little way, put a quarter of the flat over, roll the window up), bibs, changing pads, capes, barber aprons, regular aprons and the list never ends LOL. The old ones go to the rag pile in the garage and they are my husbands favorite rag to wash the car and do detail work with. Incredibly versatile I can't imagine my life without flats now!